TS EN ISO/IEC 19788-1

TS EN ISO/IEC 19788-1 is the Turkish adoption of the framework that underpins metadata for learning resources. It does not focus only on courseware or educational objects; instead, it sets out a general, reusable structure for describing resources of any type, with an emphasis on multilingual use, cultural adaptability and interoperability across systems.

A general model for describing resources

In metadata terms, a framework standard defines how descriptions are organised: which properties exist, how those properties relate to resource classes, and how value rules are applied. That matters because consistent metadata is what allows different platforms to exchange, search and interpret resource descriptions in a predictable way. This part of ISO/IEC 19788 is information-technology-neutral and defines common approaches that can be reused beyond the education domain, including any standard or profile concerned with describing resources in a broad sense.

What it supports in practice

The standard is intended as a base for building application profiles and other resource-description standards that rely on the ISO/IEC 19788 series. In practical technical use, that means it helps organisations select shared metadata elements, constrain them for a specific context and maintain alignment across multilingual repositories and heterogeneous content systems. The result is a common foundation for structured description without tying the model to a single content type, platform or discipline.

• Applies to any type of resource, not only learning resources.
• Defines generic properties and generic resource classes.
• Provides predefined rule sets for content value rules.
• Supports development of ISO/IEC 19788-based application profiles.
• Designed to promote interoperability through reusable metadata elements.